The AI tracker: AI avatar in court, China’s rising humanoids and much more

Chris Pelkey, a 37-year-old victim of a 2021 Arizona road rage shooting, utilised AI to resynthesise his voice and face for a victim impact statement in the case. The AI-produced video, created from Pelkey’s previous recordings and photographs, expressed forgiveness and was commended by the judge. “It is a shame we encountered each other that day in those circumstances,” the Pelkey avatar says in the video.